Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why water is important in the AMR debate
Access to safe water is one of the prerequisites for maintaining sound health and environment in a community and is also a responsibility of …
Devotees observe yet another Chhath on a dead Yamuna
Toxic froth made up of ammonia and phosphates covered the Yamuna’s waters in Delhi as Hindu devotees offered oblations to Surya, the sun god
Will Afghanistan’s centuries-old ‘Karez’ system of irrigation survive the Taliban
The Taliban are set to overtake Kabul; but an expert believes they will spare the age-old Karez system of underground aqueducts in the country …
Sutlej river pollution: Millions on verge of health risks, NGT raises alarm
NGT has directed Punjab and Rajasthan governments to submit quarterly compliance reports to Jal Shakti ministry about remedial action being taken
Buxwaha diamond mining project will make Bundelkhand’s water scarcity worse: Experts
The water requirement for the Bunder mine and ore processing plant is about 5.9 million cubic meters in a year
The dark side of colourful textiles
These bright, colourful clothes have a dark side as their colours cause severe negative impacts on the surrounding environment
Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle
Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash
China’s Brahmaputra dam: A new paradigm of water governance needed
Riparian treaties need to be re-organised to respect the integrity of the river basin
Cape Town’s climate strategy isn’t perfect, but every African city should have one
Only 13 cities in Africa are C40 cities — cities committed to taking measurable climate action. Only five in South Africa have climate …
COVID-19: Basic hygiene services lacking in sub-Saharan Africa
Amid the pandemic, it is very much essential to particularly focus on increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene
COVID-19: Water a crucial weapon in pandemic fight
Water access, safe sanitation and rapid de-densification of settlements are key interventions in COVID-19 response plan
Decentralised wastewater solutions the need of the hour for India
With the country hurtling towards a water crisis and treated wastewater a possible alternative, using models that are different from the …
Swachh Bharat Mission: Water shortage drives people in Marathwada to open fields
Maharashtra’s rain-shadow region has had so little rain in the last four years that residents don’t have enough water to flush …
Niligiris' journey to being ODF led to it embracing organic farming
The hill district witnesses a successful example of closing the nutrient loop in a sustainable way
How to create an oasis
Communities across the world are building on their traditional experiences to achieve land degradation neutrality
Blazing India: The sun beats down mercilessly on Vidarbha
With no rains yet and the heat wave still on, the situation in Maharashtra’s easternmost region has everybody worried
World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security
Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities
Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II guidelines released
Safe toilets, with well managed black and grey water, are the need of the hour, particularly in rural areas
Microplastics in Nigeria’s Osun River: New study flags alarmingly high levels
A recent study found as many as 22,079 pieces of microplastic in just a litre of water
How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse
Water vapour is estimated to account for 50% of the total greenhouse effect
Live storage at 62% of capacity in monsoon’s third month
However, storage levels are not uniform across the country
Simply Put: Age of inequality
Half of world’s healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services, nearly 4 billion people at risk
Every year, a whopping 670,000 newborns lose their lives to sepsis
Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas
At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016
Live storage at 64% capacity in 123 reservoirs
5 of 36 dams in south India are 100 per cent full and need close monitoring